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SUBMITTER: Fullenkamp DE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3367767 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fullenkamp Dominic E DE Rivera José G JG Gong Yong-Kuan YK Lau K H Aaron KH He Lihong L Varshney Rahul R Messersmith Phillip B PB
Biomaterials 20120226 15
A silver-releasing antibacterial hydrogel was developed that simultaneously allowed for silver nanoparticle formation and gel curing. Water-soluble polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers were synthesized that contain reactive catechol moieties, inspired by mussel adhesive proteins, where the catechol containing amino acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) plays an important role in the ability of the mussel to adhere to almost any surface in an aqueous environment. We utilized silver nitrate to oxid ...[more]